The Charlie Daniels Band were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. Best known for their landmark fiddle epic “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, this was a band that crossed boundaries, deflated stereotypes, and broke new ground. As the front man of his namesake band, Daniels was an incredible multi-instrumentalist and…
They comprised one half of the most famous foursome in music history. One was known as the “cute one”, the other was called the “quiet one”. Boyhood friends Paul McCartney and George Harrison grew up together, grew popular together and eventually, grew apart. But the relationship between Paul and George is one of the most…
When it comes to icons of the music industry, few come close to Dionne Warwick. Since rising to fame as Burt Bacharach’s protégé in the early 1960s, she’s become one of the most charted (and beloved) female vocalists of all time, making it to the Billboard charts an astonishing 80 times between 1962 and 1998….
Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Frank Zappa released over 60 albums both as a solo artist and with his band, Mother of Invention. In the process, he changed the face of music. He may not have enjoyed major critical or commercial success while alive, but he’s subsequently been recognized as one of…
Even though he’s never enjoyed as much chart success as some of his contemporaries, very few artists can claim to have made quite so big an impression on the entertainment industry as Kris Kristofferson. His talents as a songwriter have led to his songs being covered by everyone from Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley to…
In July 2006, Eric Church created a stir in the country music scene with the release of his debut album, Sinners Like Me. A commercial and critical success, it was a remarkably polished album, especially in light of his inexperience. Six studio albums down the line, and Church has still to release a bad record……
In 1951, Eunice Kathleen Waymon was rejected from the Curtis Institute of Music, an event that instantly put an end to her ambition of becoming the first female black concert pianist in the US. A lesser artist would have given up and taken up typing instead. But Waymon was cut from a different cloth to…
Bjork first started drawing attention during her time as the lead singer of alt-rock band, the Sugarcubes. After the band broke up in 1992, Bjork got to work on her solo career. A year later, she released her debut album, the aptly named Debut. It was an instant sensation with both critics and the public….
Lenny Kravitz is one of the most notable rock-and-roll superstars to emerge in recent decades. In this, he has been helped by his very distinctive music, which incorporates a wide range of influences that include but are not limited to blues, jazz, pop, R&B, and soul. Some people might remember Kravitz because of his four…